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(1)NPA head inspects Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato (2nd from L) conducts a security inspection at Narita airport Feb. 23 amid the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq.

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(2)NPA head inspects Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato (2nd from L) inspects a newly formed Chiba prefectural squad to deal with possible armed terrorist attacks at Narita airport Feb. 23 amid the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq.

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Police agency head inspects security of nuclear power plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato inspects a team of police officers tasked with security at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture on April 2. Since the outbreak of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, Niigata prefectural police officers armed with rifles and submachine guns have patrolled inside the power station's compound around the clock.

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New NPA head Hidehiko Sato

TOKYO, Japan - Hidehiko Sato, 57, was appointed new director general of the National Police Agency on July 25, succeeding Setsuo Tanaka.

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NPA's new security panel discusses Bush's Oct. visit

TOKYO, Japan - Hidehiko Sato (standing), deputy director of the National Police Agency (NPA), addresses a meeting held Sept. 18 at NPA's Tokyo office to review security measures surrounding U.S. President George W. Bush's planned visit to Japan in mid-October.

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(2)NPA head inspects Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato (2nd from L) inspects a newly formed Chiba prefectural squad to deal with possible armed terrorist attacks at Narita airport Feb. 23 amid the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(1)NPA head inspects Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato (2nd from L) conducts a security inspection at Narita airport Feb. 23 amid the dispatch of Japanese troops to Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Police agency head inspects security of nuclear power plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - National Police Agency chief Hidehiko Sato inspects a team of police officers tasked with security at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture on April 2. Since the outbreak of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, Niigata prefectural police officers armed with rifles and submachine guns have patrolled inside the power station's compound around the clock. (Kyodo)

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NPA's new security panel discusses Bush's Oct. visit

TOKYO, Japan - Hidehiko Sato (standing), deputy director of the National Police Agency (NPA), addresses a meeting held Sept. 18 at NPA's Tokyo office to review security measures surrounding U.S. President George W. Bush's planned visit to Japan in mid-October.